The Fashionista Lab

Remember my dream birthday suit? Yeah, that didn’t happen. Instead, I wore this. Today I turn 29 on the 29th, so over the weekend I had a “golden birthday” party. I love what I got to wear, and I loved seeing all my guests arrive in gold! And for those that didn’t dress festively, I [...]

Happy 4th of July, my friends. I hope your day is full of fun and fireworks. I don’t actually know that I’ll see any fireworks; San Francisco is generally pretty foggy this time of year. But I am quite excited to bake a very special, 4th of July themed, batch of cupcakes. I might be [...]

Happy Memorial Day – and happy 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge as well! I hope your weekend has been fun of sun, fun, barbecue (sorry that doesn’t rhyme), and of course, remembering the men and women who gave their lives in service to the country. And in case you follow old-school fashion rules, you may [...]

Last Monday I got to attend the first-ever Lucky FABB West conference at the Annenberg Beach House in Santa Monica. I’m not a huge fan of L.A., but I love Santa Monica. Notable moments from the day include: Zac Posen. Zac Posen was absolutely delightful and open about his career choices. And he had his first [...]

At the beginning of this week I had a most lovely time with the ladies behind the Cake Plate boutique in Napa, sisters Lindsay and Paige. They invited me up to shoot some images for their next in-store pop-up shop launching in April. They haven’t announced the designer yet, but it’s one of my favorite [...]

Whitney Houston passed away yesterday, at the age of 48. I was immediately saddened when I heard the news. Whitney had such a voice, such a spirit, and it was heartbreaking to see her drug-fueled decline. When I was younger I heard about famous artists who fell into addiction, but by that time it was [...]

Last week I posted about outfit possibilities to celebrate my birthday. I would describe the final product as a mix of classy and bohemian. Oh, and did I mention that I straightened my hair? More on that tomorrow. It was fun to have straight hair for a few days, but by the time my actual [...]

I’m still here! Sorry for the radio silence this week. I’ve been working hard on several projects that are all being released in the next few days: Sunday: Blog Redesign! I’ve talked about this on and off for a while, and I made preliminary changes a couple of months ago, but in three days the Fashionista [...]

In real life I always get really excited about Thanksgiving. This year, for the first time ever, I hosted an entire Thanksgiving dinner on my own. Inspired by family traditions, I made sure to have sparkling cider and lots of pie. 15 apples, 6 potatoes, 3 sweet potatoes, 1 butternut squash: all peeled, chopped and [...]